text_original: He knew that he had not demeaned himself as befitted his priestly office ; and though he may have felt that no man in England had less right than the king to reprove his conduct on moral grounds, still he could not plead that he was above reproach.
text_transcription: HE KNEW THAT HE HAD NOT DEMEANED HIMSELF AS BEFITTED HIS PRIESTLY OFFICE AND THOUGH HE MAY HAVE FELT THAT NO MAN IN ENGLAND HAD LESS RIGHT THAN THE KING TO REPROVE HIS CONDUCT ON MORAL GROUNDS STILL HE COULD NOT PLEAD THAT HE WAS ABOVE REPROACH
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt dᵻmˈiːnd hɪmsˈɛlf æz bᵻfˈɪɾᵻd hɪz pɹˈiːstli ˈɑːfɪs ; ænd ðˌoʊ hiː mˌeɪhɐv fˈɛlt ðæt nˈoʊ mˈæn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd lˈɛs ɹˈaɪt ðɐn ðə kˈɪŋ tə ɹᵻpɹˈuːv hɪz kˈɑːndʌkt ˌɔn mˈɔːɹəl ɡɹˈaʊndz, stˈɪl hiː kʊd nˌɑːt plˈiːd ðæt hiː wʌz əbˌʌv ɹᵻpɹˈoʊtʃ.